Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-05
AN EXCITING DAY.
TIE NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
A sy at the Agricultural Department
County Government Agsin-A Worry
Mad Republican.
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R,IrraH. N. c., February An the
Senate to-day there was an exceedingly
interesting discussion OF the Dii 10
make an appropriation for maintenance
of the Agricultural Department. Here
tofore ali receipts from the sales OF fer
tilizer.licenses have been specially set
apart for this Department, which thus
receives about S45, 900 annually: The
discussion to-day was very WIDE, ana
there was plainly manifest q disposition
20 reduce the expense OF the Depart
ment IL was decided TO limit the an
puaI appropriation to $4,000. In that
shape the bill passed second reading
by 25 to ~. This is very significant.
When the bill gets to the House heavy
attack will surely be made on the De
partment. The session VI the House
was again interesting.
ANOTHER SCENE.
The Journal of yesterdays proceed
ings was being read, when Gambler he
nublican) asked that it be corrected,
| saving that he was not reported as
voting at all on the motion to table the
bill to repeal the county government
law. He said he voted against that mo-
ton. After some debate his vote was
recorded. Speaker Webster stated that
this changed the vote, and that the mo-
ton to table did not prevail, so that the
bill must now come up on its third readk
ing. The author of the bill asked that
on its third reading the bill be made
the special order for next Thursday.
This was agreed TO, and is satisfactory
to all parties. :. :,
As soon as this matter was disposed
of. York Republican, made demand
| for the correction of the Journal so far
as Speaker Webster's vote rs Speaker
was concerned in yesterdays vote on
| the bill to create a railway commission.
York said he had respect for the
Speaker, but that the latter could not
vote as a member and make tie, and
then vote as O Speaker and break the
tie. He said the vote WAS in violation
of the rules Of the House and oil pre-
cedent, and was a usurpation OF power.
York was ruled out of order, the Chair
saying that the House had by vote
yesterday sustained him, when York
appealed from the decision OF the
Chair on this matter
VERY ANGRY.
York became very angry, and rose to
a question of personal privilege. He
was again ruled out of order, and was
finally told by some member that he
could only get the matter before the
House in the shape of resolution. At
this he became yet angrier, and shouted
a demand that his solemn protest
against the Speakers action yesterday
and against this action to-day be re-
corded in the Journal. Speaker Web
ster asked the attention OF the House,
saving he would make personal ex-
PLANTATION. His double vote as mem
Der and as Speaker yesterday was based
on precedent set in the vote on the
proposition to remove the capital OF
the State from Brunswick to Whining
ton.
| A COLONIAL PRECEDENT.
He found this case in the colonial
records of North Carolina. All weight
Of this precedent was on his side, and
so in future, if cases of such character
arise, he would vote as he did yester-
day, unless the House ruled otherwise.
Mr.. York then introduced his resolu-
ton, which was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Pearson gave notice that he
should lodge motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed to its
second reading.
Thus ended for the present one Of
the most remarkable episodes in North
Carolina Legislative history.